"stinging" in the noun sense
1. sting, stinging
a kind of pain something as sudden and painful as being stung
"the sting of death"
"he felt the stinging of nettles"
"stinging" in the verb sense
1. bite, sting, burn
cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort
"The sun burned his face"
2. sting, bite, prick
deliver a sting to
"A bee stung my arm yesterday"
3. stick, sting
saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous
"They stuck me with the dinner bill"
"I was stung with a huge tax bill"
4. prick, sting, twinge
cause a stinging pain
"The needle pricked his skin"
5. sting
cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging
"His remark stung her"
"stinging" in the adjective sense
1. cutting, edged, stinging
of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character
"cutting remarks"
"edged satire"
"a stinging comment"
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